The evening world., 1887-11-02

whereby his return Of fees for transcripts,
certificates. returns TO Court of Appeals, &c,
can be verified. and consequently there is no
way Of determining whether the city receives
all the fees receivable for such services or
not.
Mr.. Duggett was satisfied, however, that
many more duplicates of papers were issued
from CLERK J%aryis'S p office than ,ss we're s,s &C.
were six duplicates issued and yet
Of fees received therefor. In March, Ave
were issued and in the cash book is entered {:
become of the $500 received for the other
four, is q problem which the Commissioners
of Accounts seek 10 solve. And 30 it runs all
through the books of the Bureau.
ILLEGAL CHARGES.
A charge of 80 cents for q duplicate certif-
cate il found recorded. This IL. illegal, the
law prescribing Ave cents a folio for any
court record. In another place. Sept: 8.
1886, is a charge, three searches, &c."
There is no law authorizing such a charge.
HI ARE THESE CLERKS roRa
Another queer thing discovered by the
examiner was that although Charles Under
wood O'Connell and John H.. Loos were
drawing 90, 500 per annum as salary for ser
vice as clerks in charge of the bureau, an
though not on the payroll of the office, per.
formed q large part of the clerical work of
the bureau. Mr.. Brown derives his income
from the sale of fancy Autographed or en-
of the newly made citizens as possess an
artistic taste or who desire I" something suit
able for framing" in place of the plain, legal
looking certificate issued by the bureau.
NINE THOUSAND DOLLARS YEARLY PROFIT.
The prices of these :" chromos" range from
81 to $3.50. and Mr.. Browns profit averages
about $1.50 each. Fully three -fourths Of the
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Brown, and, as there were 1900 certif Gates
issued last year. he must nave I" salted |" fully
80. 200 for his gratuitous services. It is ques.
tionable, however, IL the acts of such an IN.
paid and clerk are legal.
H WORK OF H OFFICE ~BEHINDzAND.
The work of the Office is behindhand; the
declarations are not indexed since September,
1885, and Mr.. Duggett was obliged TO open
and examine every paper made since then.
QUEER WORK ALL AROUND.
As to the conduct of the general Office, Mr..
Duggett found that there was @ deputy clerk
in each of the five parts of the Court Of Com
mon Pleas, and they report the amounts OF
fees collected by them TO Chief Jarvis. II
was found that since December, 1885, the
amount computed from their minute books
in four Of the five cases are larger than the
amounts returned by the clerks to Chief Jar
Wis. No trial fees whatever are returned by
the clerks in January, 1885, and no accounts
are kept VI LILO lccb CO1ioCtcu " -Luhhiuk ga
tracts from the minute books, and no
amounts of such fees have ever been returned,
though the law directs q collection of o fee Of
ten cents each.
MONEY FOR CHANGE OF NAME.
In the cases Of q change Of name of o per-
son by the Court sometimes nc fee seems to
have been, charged, while in some cases o.
has been charged, entered and returned, and
it immediately becomes @ pertinent question,
thinks Mayor Hewitt, what has become Of the
81 fees paid by others who had their names
charged, or If one was charged, why not all.
A fact that Is considered Significant IL
returns to the Court Of Appeals in 1886 was
only $11O.25, whereas the Superior Court
with less jurisdiction and presumably lesl
business, returned $685.. 10.
WHERE HAS 1T GONE?
The examination by Mr.. Duggett shows ar
apparent deficiency In Clerk Jarvis's 90
counts Of $3.50, and there are indications tha'
there has been lost to the city through the
careless methods Of the management Of the
Office, many times that amount.